Resting site selection, characteristics and use by the common genet Genetta genetta (Linnaeus 1758)

Mammalia

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-29

  Camps, David ^a  

^a GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Den; Genet; Resting home range; Resting site; Thicket

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DEN; GENET; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAMMAL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PREDATOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RANGE SIZE; SCRUB; SITE SELECTION; TORRENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

GENETTA GENETTA;

EID: 79951731835     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2010.061     Document Type: Article

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